Jamie Buchan
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Crime and Courts reporter for DC Thomson titles. Get in touch: jabuchan@thecourier.co.uk
The final part of our deep dive into Scotland’s £550k tea scam looks at some of the folk scalded by Thomas Robinson’s outrageous deception.
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‘Call me Mr Tea’ — The people scalded by Perthshire's great tea scandal
Thomas Robinson said his tea had won a prestigious gold award at the Salon de Thé ceremony in Paris. The event never existed.
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June 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The final part of our deep dive into Scotland’s £550k tea scam looks at some of the folk scalded by Thomas Robinson’s outrageous deception.
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BREAKING: The Great Scottish Tea Blag - Perthshire businessman facing jail for £550k tea fraud ☕️
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The Great Scottish Tea Blag — Perthshire businessman guilty of £550k tea firm fraud
Thomas Robinson, better known as Tam O’Braan, faked ‘Scotland’s first tea plantation’ at his home in Perthshire by buying in plants from Italy.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
BREAKING: The Great Scottish Tea Blag - Perthshire businessman facing jail for £550k tea fraud ☕️
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Animal ban for Perthshire woman who locked ‘trembling’ dog outside in freezing conditions
Animal ban for Perthshire woman who locked ‘trembling’ dog outside in freezing conditions
Louise Barclay was heard saying 'I'm sick of him' after closing the door on her ex-partner's pet, Flame.
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March 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Animal ban for Perthshire woman who locked ‘trembling’ dog outside in freezing conditions
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Career criminal attacked prison guards with toilet water after botched Perth robbery
Career criminal attacked prison guards with toilet water after botched Perth robbery
William Black lobbed a milk carton containing liquid at the officers, splashing them in their mouths and eyes.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Career criminal attacked prison guards with toilet water after botched Perth robbery
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Unpaid work for Perth McDonald’s creep who sexually assaulted three colleagues
Unpaid work for Perth McDonald’s creep who sexually assaulted three colleagues
Joshua McKeown was placed on the sex offenders register at a hearing at Perth Sheriff Court.
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March 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Unpaid work for Perth McDonald’s creep who sexually assaulted three colleagues
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Dundee sex attacker finally sentenced after victim’s six-and-a-half year wait for justice
Dundee sex attacker finally sentenced after victim’s six-and-a-half year wait for justice
Ryan Byrne's victim has waited more than 80 months for justice since he inflicted a terrifying attack on her in the grounds of the University of Dundee in 2018.
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February 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Dundee sex attacker finally sentenced after victim’s six-and-a-half year wait for justice
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Carloads’ flock to Fife warehouse where murdered man’s body was dumped after BBC documentary
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Carloads’ flock to Fife warehouse where murdered man’s body was dumped after BBC documentary
The owner of the land claims producers were "discouraged" from filming on the site.
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February 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Carloads’ flock to Fife warehouse where murdered man’s body was dumped after BBC documentary
Sheriff said she was left speechless after hearing how Stuart McClure talked a schoolgirl into selling explicit photos and videos of herself online, to make himself a tidy profit.
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Perth creep managed 'Only Fans'-style account for schoolgirl and helped her make 'content'
Business student Stuart McClure ran the online account for about eight months and filmed himself having sex with the teenager "for content."
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February 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Sheriff said she was left speechless after hearing how Stuart McClure talked a schoolgirl into selling explicit photos and videos of herself online, to make himself a tidy profit.
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Key evidence that secured Dundee taxi driver killer’s conviction – and ‘rare situation’ cited by judge
Key evidence that secured Dundee taxi driver killer’s conviction – and ‘rare situation’ cited by judge
How prosecutors built their case against murderer Steven Greig, already in jail for his assaulting victim Mark Ward.
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February 3, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Key evidence that secured Dundee taxi driver killer’s conviction – and ‘rare situation’ cited by judge
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Castle Huntly prisoner absconded after being spooked by strangers at bus station
Castle Huntly prisoner absconded after being spooked by strangers at bus station
Martin Jackson bought himself a tent after disappearing from the open jail in August last year.
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January 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Castle Huntly prisoner absconded after being spooked by strangers at bus station
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Fife-based paedophile hunter on curfew for harassing journalist
Fife-based paedophile hunter on curfew for harassing journalist
Kieran Ashby, better known as Stinson Hunter, blamed the journalist for his details being leaked online.
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January 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Fife-based paedophile hunter on curfew for harassing journalist
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Man, 22, charged with ‘exposing himself’ in Arbroath park
Man, 22, charged with ‘exposing himself’ in Arbroath park
The man is due to appear in court on Friday.
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January 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Man, 22, charged with ‘exposing himself’ in Arbroath park
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Perth care firm’s IT boss caught doing 125mph on A90
Perth care firm’s IT boss caught doing 125mph on A90
Lee Sexton's job is now "in jeopardy" after a sheriff said she had no option but to disqualify him from driving.
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December 30, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Perth care firm’s IT boss caught doing 125mph on A90
God bless my 76-year-old mum for this handcrafted Christmas present
December 29, 2024 at 11:51 AM
God bless my 76-year-old mum for this handcrafted Christmas present
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EXCLUSIVE: More Tasers for police in Fife as cops face ‘higher aggression than ever before’
EXCLUSIVE: More Tasers for police in Fife as cops face ‘higher aggression than ever before’
At least 325 officers have been attacked in the line of duty in Fife since April.
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December 26, 2024 at 6:03 AM
EXCLUSIVE: More Tasers for police in Fife as cops face ‘higher aggression than ever before’
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Sheriff notes ‘fault all round’ as taxi driver hit pedestrian in Dundee city centre
Sheriff notes ‘fault all round’ as taxi driver hit pedestrian in Dundee city centre
Ross McWalter ran into the man who, it was claimed, should not have been crossing the road at the time.
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December 22, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Sheriff notes ‘fault all round’ as taxi driver hit pedestrian in Dundee city centre
Killer Staffy destroyed after savage attack on Labrador in Highland Perthshire
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Killer Staffy destroyed after savage attack on Labrador in Highland Perthshire
A court has heard how the dog, named Zara, escaped from its garden and sprang at a Red Labrador, latching onto its throat.
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December 15, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Killer Staffy destroyed after savage attack on Labrador in Highland Perthshire
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Council admits it was ‘wrong’ to leave Perth floodgates open
Council admits it was ‘wrong’ to leave Perth floodgates open
The admission is contained in a long-awaited report on last October's Perth floodgates fiasco
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December 13, 2024 at 6:13 AM
Council admits it was ‘wrong’ to leave Perth floodgates open
XL Bully-type dog could be destroyed after attacking woman in her Perthshire home.
Iain Martin was looking after the dog for a friend while he was in prison, Perth Sheriff Court heard.
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Iain Martin was looking after the dog for a friend while he was in prison, Perth Sheriff Court heard.
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XL Bully-type dog could be destroyed after attacking woman in her Perthshire home
Iain Martin was looking after the dog for a friend while he was in prison, Perth Sheriff Court heard.
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December 12, 2024 at 9:07 AM
XL Bully-type dog could be destroyed after attacking woman in her Perthshire home.
Iain Martin was looking after the dog for a friend while he was in prison, Perth Sheriff Court heard.
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Iain Martin was looking after the dog for a friend while he was in prison, Perth Sheriff Court heard.
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McDonald’s worker guilty of sexually assaulting three teens at Perth restaurant.
Joshua McKeown attempted to laugh off the allegations and claimed his three victims had mounted a vendetta against him.
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Joshua McKeown attempted to laugh off the allegations and claimed his three victims had mounted a vendetta against him.
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McDonald's worker guilty of sexually assaulting three teens at Perth restaurant
Joshua McKeown attempted to laugh off the allegations and claimed his three victims had mounted a vendetta against him.
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December 12, 2024 at 9:07 AM
McDonald’s worker guilty of sexually assaulting three teens at Perth restaurant.
Joshua McKeown attempted to laugh off the allegations and claimed his three victims had mounted a vendetta against him.
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Joshua McKeown attempted to laugh off the allegations and claimed his three victims had mounted a vendetta against him.
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Violent Perthshire abuser held girlfriend in headlock and thrust thumbs into her eyes
Violent Perthshire abuser held girlfriend in headlock and thrust thumbs into her eyes
Alexander Day was convicted of engaging in a course of abusive behaviour towards his then-girlfriend at properties in Alyth and Dundee.
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December 11, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Violent Perthshire abuser held girlfriend in headlock and thrust thumbs into her eyes
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Stonehaven rail crash fatal accident inquiry to begin next month
Stonehaven rail crash fatal accident inquiry to begin next month
The inquiry will investigate the deaths of three people in the 2020 tragedy.
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December 11, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Stonehaven rail crash fatal accident inquiry to begin next month
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St Andrews University charity ball director fined for embezzling funds
St Andrews University charity ball director fined for embezzling funds
Amy Fisken wept as a Dundee sheriff sentenced her for stealing the cash, intended for The House of Horrors ball.
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December 10, 2024 at 6:03 AM
St Andrews University charity ball director fined for embezzling funds
A 71-year-old woman was allegedly “dragged along the ground” by a pack of dogs as they attacked and killed her pet.
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Man appears in court in connection with fatal Kinross ‘dog attack’
Prosecutors claim pensioner Yvonne McPhee was injured after being set upon by two Staffordshire Bull Terrier crosses and an American Bulldog Husky in Kinross.
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December 9, 2024 at 6:12 AM
A 71-year-old woman was allegedly “dragged along the ground” by a pack of dogs as they attacked and killed her pet.
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